Apple's wearables business grew 30% to a new record of $13 billion
What you need to know
- Apple's wearables business hit a record-breaking $13 billion in revenue in Q1 2021.
- Each segment set its own individual revenue record as well.
During the Q1 2021 earnings call today, Apple announced that its wearables, home, and accessories business grew 30% year over year to a new first-quarter record of $13 billion.
Luca Maestri, Apple's Chief Financial Officer, says that this performance has now solidified this segment of Apple's business as a Fortune 120 company all on its own. He also revealed that, despite Apple Watch being available since 2015, over 75% of customers purchasing a watch were new to the device.
Tim Cook also touched on wearables earlier on the call, saying that each of the segments set new revenue records of the holiday quarter. He also pointed to services like Apple Fitness+ as future drivers for wearables performance.
Apple recently released services like Apple Fitness+ and products like AirPods Max that are new drivers to this business segment.
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